Fischplatte | Belle Epoque Mühling Five decor firings are necessary

Five decor firings are necessary to allow the artistic onglaze painting to blossom

The first by giving their figures a lifelike representation while Scherf created animals with an idiosyncratic character and unique colours

the lotus blossom is a symbol of purity in East Asia

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Die neuartige Ausführung dieser großen Papageien- und Kakadu-Figuren knüpfte an die Gartenskulptur des 18

Fischplatte | Belle Epoque Mühling Five decor firings are necessaryThe painter, architect and sculptor Hermann Gradl designed the BELLE EPOQUE fish service in the first year he worked for the Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg. Presented in 1900 at the Paris World Exhibition and awarded a "Grand Prix", it is one of the most successful examples of Art Nouveau in Munich, to which its name refers. The fish platter, saucire and potato bowl as well as the 16 plates later expanded to a service for 18 people all feature